Leonidas Rosser CHERRY, Sr.^[1]

1894 -

• Name	Leonidas Rosser CHERRY
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	24 Jun 1894	Churchland, Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1915 - 1917, 1920, 1930	Virginia   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Leonidas was appointed Postmaster for Churchland, Virginia on 4 September 1915. He served in that capacity through, at least, June 1917. The 1920 and 1930 censuses note Leonidas' occupation as a general store "merchant".
  Person ID	I64434	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Daniel Monroe CHERRY,   b. Aug 1857, Norfolk Co, VA d. Between May 1910 - Feb 1920 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Ida Jennett MILLS,   b. c. 1861, New Kent Co, VA
  Marriage	17 Jun 1885	Norfolk Co, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk County, Virginia on 17 June 1885.
  Notes	The 1910 census notes that Ida had given birth to 8 children, of whom 6 were living on 5 May 1910.
  Family ID	F6607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aline Estelle PALMORE,   b. 22 Jan 1896, Virginia d. Dec 1979 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1919	Portsmouth City, VA   [7]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia on 26 November 1919.
  Children	1. Leonidas Rosser CHERRY, Jr.,   b. 17 Oct 1920, Virginia d. 20 Oct 2002, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 82 years)   2. Allen Palmer CHERRY, Sr.,   b. 20 Aug 1924, Virginia d. 15 Nov 2001 (Age 77 years)   3. Betty Ann CHERRY,   b. 13 Jun 1927, Norfolk Co, VA d. 17 Feb 2010 (Age 82 years)   4. Aline CHERRY
  Family ID	F7749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1900, Western Branch, Norfolk County, VA Resided: May 1910, Western Branch, Norfolk County, VA Resided: February 1920, Western Branch, Norfolk County, VA Resided: April 1930, Western Branch, Norfolk County, VA [Investigate death date in Virginia of 22 Jun 1937]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2653] 1900 US Census / Cherry, Daniel M. [S2663] Leonidas Rosser Cherry. WWI draft registration card (1917). [S2664] 1920 US Census / Cherry, Leonidas R. [S2665] 1930 US Census / Cherry, Leonidas. [S2666] U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832 - 1971., Vol. 80. [S1346] Sharon Rea Gable & Truitt M. Bonney, abstractors, Gable & Bonney, Norfolk County Virginia Marriage Licenses 1850 - 1899, ((Suffolk, VA: privately published, 2007)). p. 32: Daniel Monroe Cherry - Ida Jennett Mills marriage (1885), file no. 3948. [S3760] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940. FHL film 2048495, ID 1919 In765: Leonidas Rosser Cherry - Aline Estelle Palmore.